We've lost our way in a sea of oversensitivity

Could it be possible that the Holy Wars are starting up again or maybe they never ended in the first place? Have you noticed how things of a religious nature have suddenly taken the upswing, what we have taken for granted is now being excluded from our everyday use - you can't say this, you can't say that.

Words we hold sacred and holy are being erased from our books, taken down from our buildings; we are being prohibited from speaking them aloud. Where did these objections come from? Someone had to issue the order to change how we practice our beliefs.

By whose authority are these changes being implemented? Who are the "offended people" who hide behind the veil of deception? Who gives them the right to take away our words of respect and admiration for what we chose to believe in, because it offends them?

Have they considered how we feel? Of course they haven't.

Perhaps folks of decency and respect for others, including the "offended ones" have clung too close to the Bible verse that says to turn the other cheek. Granted violence is never the answer, as we have seen down through the generations, but to raise our voices en masse against these so-called offended ones is not a bad thing.

It is time to pick up the banner and go forward for what we find offensive. A joyous holiday to all.

Cornelius Keating

MORRIS PLAINS

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We've lost our way in a sea of oversensitivity

Could it be possible that the Holy Wars are starting up again or maybe they never ended in the first place? Have you noticed how things of a religious nature have suddenly taken the upswing, what we

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